Unrast
[ˈʊnʁast]
The verdict
“Unrast” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - innere Ruhelosigkeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-unrast · Unrast · German
Unrast · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Unrast |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊnʁast] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Unrast“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Unrast is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊnʁast]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "innere Ruhelosigkeit".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Unrast, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Unrast, spelled U-N-R-A-S-T.
Definition
- 1innere Ruhelosigkeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Unrast appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er war schon seit Tagen von einer besonderen Unrast gepackt.
„Wilhelm Ostwald, der in wissenschaftlichen Fragen voller Unrast war, führte ein stilles und harmonisches Familienleben.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.